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[vr_trakowski]

I've had a cold since last Saturday (more than a week ago).  A day of mild fever, then sneezing and fatigue and a runny noes.  Fine, I haven't had a cold since Provence last year, I'm probably due. 

Yesterday I started coughing, which really wears me out, and the cough suppressant wasn't working as well as I hoped. 

Today I was exhausted (not enough sleep when one wakes up coughing) but I felt so bad that I barely made it home, and my poor ferals got dry food and just a few pats.  Now I'm running a 101-degree fever, I have the chills whenever I stand up, and I cannot stop coughing despite a full dose of suppressant. 

Bloody heck, I think I have the flu.  It's only been, oh, almost ten years.  November '99. 

I'm surprised I'm coherent enough to type this, given that one of my symptoms of exhaustion is aural hallucinations.  But then, I'm having to backspace more than usual. 

So--don't expect to hear much from me (unless, which I devoutly hope, I'm wrong).  I'll try to get Down to Sleep up on Thursday but no promises.  *sigh* 

You all stay well, now. 

Comments

[elfling65.livejournal.com]

Ugh. That sucks in every possible way. I hope it isn't the flu, and if it is you kick it fast.

[jeanniemac.livejournal.com]

Feel better, dearheart!! Let me know when you are up to it and I'll give you a call.

[cincoflex.livejournal.com]

oh babe! Get better, sleep and fluids!

[plkphoto.livejournal.com]

Yuck! I hope you feel better soon! Don't know if you'll be up for reading this, but... my mom always swore by these, and they work so well that I've now converted my fiance to a firm believer after he came back from New Zealand with a particularly nasty bug...

Best remedy I know for the flu (or a cold):
Cambell's plain Chicken Noodle soup (which for some odd reason works better than other brands, or even other versions of Cambell's) -- at least if you're not a vegetarian...
Fresh squeezed orange juice (or oranges)
and plenty of sleep

Best remedies I know for a persistent cough:
Hot Camomile or Mint Tea with a good dose (3+Tablespoons) of honey and an equal amount of lemon juice
Gargling with warm salt water followed by a shot of Drambuie also works pretty well... but I prefer the taste of the first, myself.

Hope this helps! Feel well soon!

Pam

[inalichenmanner.livejournal.com]

Ugh, there was a really nasty cold bug going around earlier that just wouldn't go away. I hope you haven't caught that. Lots of liquids, lots of sleep, and lots of cuddling with the object of your choice.

[jenbachand.livejournal.com]

*Hugs*

Feel better. Ugh to the flu. Hope it is just cold of doom instead.

Not that either are pleasant.

[boubabe14.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your possible flu attack. Get plenty of rest and send out for the good stuff decongestant (that you have to ask for at the RX counter). And hot liquids to ease the cough as well. We know how to treat these bugs in Alaska, so take care of yourself first! And feel better soon. :-)

[elegant-speed.livejournal.com]

-sends a mug of tea to you a few extra pats to the felines-

Get well soon! Nasty flu. -mutters-

[eagertalker.livejournal.com]

I just hope you get to feeling better soon. The flu is just palin nasty. Take care of yourself and rest when you can. anne

[bunchofgrapes]

I'm horribly late with my reply but I wonder if you don't have the same crud that's been going around...everywhere. It comes with fever, sneezing, sore throat, fatigue but the worst is the cough. It stays with you for weeks. I got it in early November after picking it up from a hacking passenger on the flight to Vegas. I thought it was the flu at first but for me the sore throat didn't go away until I took antibiotics (mine went into strep).

Anyway, get lots of rest and even if you start to feel better, don't think you *are* better and start to do to much. Get well!